Since establishing their academy in the 1990's, Fulham have managed to produce some very talented players despite having lots of competition in London.

With Chelsea, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur and many others on their doorstep, the battle for supremacy in the youth ranks in the capital is a tough one - the Cottagers though have done very well for themselves in recent years when it comes to producing talent.

It often leads to their starlets being snapped up by bigger clubs in the end - even in the last year they've seen free-scoring youth striker Mika Biereth depart for Arsenal - but many have come through the academy system and gone on to be a success.

From players who forged good careers in the EFL and Premier League to players who are still developing into their peak form right now, let's look at eight of Fulham's best academy graduates and see what they are up to now.

Elliott swapped QPR for Fulham and joined their academy process, and it wasn't long until he was making first-team appearances due to his talent.

He became Fulham's youngest ever player in September 2018 when coming off the bench in the EFL Cup against Millwall and he was set for a big future at Craven Cottage.

That's when the big guns came circling though and in the summer of 2019, Elliott headed to Liverpool for an 'undisclosed fee', with a tribunal nearly two years later ordering the Reds to pay Fulham £4.3 million, including bonuses.

After a loan spell with Blackburn in the Championship last season, Elliott has been in Liverpool's first-team squad this season and has recently recovered from a serious ankle injury.

The last youngster before Elliott to come through and make a splash was Sessegnon - although he made far more of an impact in his time at the Cottagers.

Sessegnon made his debut as a 16-year-old in August 2016, and a few weeks later he scored his first professional goal against Cardiff City.

It was the 2017-18 season though where Sessegnon really shone, scoring 16 goals in all competitions as Fulham won promotion to the Premier League.

After a season in the top flight with the Cottagers, Sessegnon completed a £25 million move to Tottenham, where he's still yet to hit his stride after nearly three years at the club.

Joining the Cottagers from Paris Saint-Germain very late into the academy process, Dembele arrived at the age of 16 and made his senior debut in the Premier League a year later.

Dembele would only really come to prominence in Fulham's 2015-16 season, where he scored 17 times in all competitions, and that led to a switch to Scottish giants Celtic in the summer of 2016.

Following his spell north of the border, Dembele signed for Lyon in 2018 and following a brief spell at Atletico Madrid on loan last season, he is back with the French club and is in double figures scoring-wise for the 2021-22 season.

Fulham fans are set to see the last of Carvalho in their shirt in the coming weeks as he will make a move to Liverpool this summer - following in the footsteps of Harvey Elliott.

Carvalho burst onto the scene at the back end of last season under Scott Parker, scoring away at Southampton and with Marco Silva liking what he saw of the attacking midfielder in pre-season, the teenager became a regular first-teamer immediately.

It's unclear if Carvalho will figure right away at Anfield in the first-team but on the strength of his performances for Fulham this season, he has all the tools to succeed at the highest level.

After joining Fulham as a teenager in 2013 from his native Slovakia, it took a while for Rodak to establish himself at Craven Cottage.

Like a lot of goalkeepers end up doing, Rodak went on the well trodden path of loan spells away from the club, gaining experience at Farnborough, Welling United, Accrington Stanley and then Rotherham before becoming Fulham's first-choice in the 2019-20 season.

Rodak has battled with Paulo Gazzaniga for the starting jersey this season and whilst he will be hoping for a chance in the Premier League next season, reports suggest that Fulham are looking to strengthen their goalkeeping department.

Despite spending a lot of time in Fulham's academy and eventually graduating, Foderingham never made a senior appearance for the Cottagers and departed for Crystal Palace in 2010.

It took a while for Foderingham to establish himself anywhere, but he did just that with Swindon Town in 2012 before moving on to Rangers, where he became their starting goalkeeper in the Scottish Championship and then in the top division.

After falling out of favour at Ibrox, Foderingham is now 31 years old and plying his trade at Sheffield United, where after being rooted to the bench last season he is now firmly first-choice and impressing.

Davis is one of a few players to play at all four levels of professional football in England with the same club, which is a major feat in itself.

Making his debut for the Cottagers in 1996 when he was 17 years old, Davis worked his way through the ranks at Craven Cottage and eventually became a regular fixture in the Premier League.

A highly-promising midfielder in his teens and early 20's, Davis was hampered with injuries as he tried to progress, which meant he failed to get many appearances when he joined Tottenham Hotspur in 2004, but he continued his Premier League days with Portsmouth from 2006.

In his post-retirement days, Davis has commentated on matches on a number of occasions for Fulham's official media channel.

O'Riley may be a player that Fulham end up regretting not ever giving a chance to.

He made his debut in 2017 in the EFL Cup against Wycombe at the age of just 16, however his only league appearance for the Cottagers came nearly three years later in January 2020 in a Championship clash with Reading.

With little first-team opportunities, O'Riley turned down a new Fulham deal in the summer of 2020 and after a period as a free agent, he joined MK Dons in January 2021.

His performances in the first half of the 2021-22 season for the Dons in League One were impressive enough for several bigger clubs to take notice, with Celtic securing a mid-season deal to take him to Parkhead.

Already regularly featuring under Ange Postecoglou, Fulham's decision to not utilise O'Riley more could come back to bite them in the future.